City re-zoning public meeting

There will be a public information meeting open to all who wish to attend, at which the re-zoning of the city will be discussed. It was announced by Jennifer Yonkoski, senior planner in the city of Binghamton’s Department of Planning.

The meeting will be the last of six informational meetings that were held for the past two months. It will be held on Tue., Dec. 13 at 6 p.m. at the First Ward Senior Center.

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Neighborhood meeting in 8th district

There will be a neighborhood meeting on Tue., Dec. 6 at 6 p.m. at the Calvin Coolidge School on Robinson street. The meeting will be hosted by Eighth district Binghamton City Councilman Edward M. Collins.

The meeting is open to the public and all are encouraged to attend. Proposed changes to the zoning map for council district eight will be discussed.

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Debate team nationally ranked 7th

The BU debate team was ranked seventh in the nation, behind Dartmouth and Berkley, by the Cross-Examination Debate Association (CEDA), despite having a third of the coaching staff that all schools in the top ten have.

Check http://www.debateresults.com to view tournament results and national rankings with weekly updates and results archives from previous years.

The season continues throughout winter break; the team will travel to southern California to represent a national presence beyond CEDA. They will continue to debate in CEDA and will debate in the National Debate Tournament.